document_title: History of the periodic table

question_text: who was the first chemist that tried to group elements based on their properties

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text: History of the periodic table

text: Antiquity to the 18th century[edit]

text: A number of physical elements (such as platinum, mercury, tin and zinc) have been known from antiquity, as they are found in their native form and are relatively simple to mine with primitive tools.[3] Around 330 BCE, the Greek philosopher Aristotle proposed that everything is made up of a mixture of one or more roots, an idea that had originally been suggested by the Sicilian philosopher Empedocles. The four roots, which were later renamed as elements by Plato, were earth, water, air and fire. Similar ideas about these four elements also existed in other ancient traditions, such as Indian philosophy. While Aristotle and Plato understood the concept of an element, their ideas did nothing to advance the understanding of the nature of matter.

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text: Hennig Brand[edit]

text: The history of the periodic table is also a history of the discovery of the chemical elements. The first person in history to discover a new element was Hennig Brand, a bankrupt German merchant. Brand tried to discover the Philosopher's Stone — a mythical object that was supposed to turn inexpensive base metals into gold. In 1669 (or later), his experiments with distilled human urine resulted in the production of a glowing white substance, which he called "cold fire" (kaltes Feuer).[4] He kept his discovery secret until 1680, when Robert Boyle rediscovered phosphorus and published his findings. The discovery of phosphorus helped to raise the question of what it meant for a substance to be an element.

text: In 1661, Boyle defined an element as "those primitive and simple Bodies of which the mixt ones are said to be composed, and into which they are ultimately resolved."[5]

text: Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier[edit]

text: Lavoisier's Traité Élémentaire de Chimie (Elementary Treatise of Chemistry), which was written in 1789 and first translated into English by the writer Robert Kerr, is considered to be the first modern textbook about chemistry. Lavoisier defined an element as a substance that cannot be broken down into a simpler substance by a chemical reaction.[6] This simple definition served for a century and lasted until the discovery of subatomic particles. Lavoisier's book contained a list of "simple substances" that Lavoisier believed could not be broken down further, which included oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, phosphorus, mercury, zinc and sulfur, which formed the basis for the modern list of elements. Lavoisier's list also included 'light' and 'caloric', which at the time were believed to be material substances. He has classified these substances into metals and non metals. While many leading chemists refused to believe Lavoisier's new revelations, the Elementary Treatise was written well enough to convince the younger generation. However, Lavoisier's descriptions of his elements lack completeness, as he only classified them as metals and non-metals.

text: 19th century[edit]

text: William Prout[edit]

text: In 1815, the English physician and chemist William Prout noticed that atomic weights seemed to be multiples of that of hydrogen.[7]

text: Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner[edit]

text: In 1817, Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner, a chemist, began to formulate one of the earliest attempts to classify the elements.[8] In 1829, he found that he could form some of the elements into groups of three, with the members of each group having related properties. He termed these groups triads.[9]

text: Definition of Triad law:-"Chemically analogous elements arranged in increasing order of their atomic weights formed well marked groups of three called Triads in which the atomic weight of the middle element was found to be generally the arithmetic mean of the atomic weight of the other two elements in the triad.

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chlorine, bromine, and iodine
calcium, strontium, and barium
sulfur, selenium, and tellurium
lithium, sodium, and potassium

text: Alexandre-Emile Béguyer de Chancourtois[edit]

text: Alexandre-Emile Béguyer de Chancourtois, a French geologist, was the first person to notice the periodicity of the elements — similar elements occurring at regular intervals when they are ordered by their atomic weights. In 1862 he devised an early form of periodic table, which he named Vis tellurique (the 'telluric helix'), after the element tellurium, which fell near the center of his diagram.[10][11] With the elements arranged in a spiral on a cylinder by order of increasing atomic weight, de Chancourtois saw that elements with similar properties lined up vertically. His 1863 publication included a chart (which contained ions and compounds,[12] in addition to elements), but his original paper in the Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences used geological rather than chemical terms and did not include a diagram. As a result, de Chancourtois' ideas received little attention until after the work of Dmitri Mendeleev had been publicised.[13]

text: John Newlands[edit]

text: In 1864, the English chemist John Newlands classified the sixty-two known elements into eight groups, based on their physical properties.[14][15][16][11]

text: Newlands noted that many pairs of similar elements existed, which differed by some multiple of eight in mass number, and was the first to assign them an atomic number.[1] When his 'law of octaves' was printed in Chemistry News, likening this periodicity of eights to the musical scale, it was ridiculed by some of his contemporaries. His lecture to the Chemistry Society on 1 March 1866 was not published, the Society defending their decision by saying that such 'theoretical' topics might be controversial.[17]

text: The importance of Newlands' analysis was eventually recognised by the Chemistry Society with a Gold Medal five years after they recognised Mendeleev's work. It was not until the following century, with Gilbert N. Lewis's valence bond theory (1916) and Irving Langmuir's octet theory of chemical bonding (1919), that the importance of the periodicity of eight would be accepted.[18][19][20] The Royal Chemistry Society acknowledged Newlands' contribution to science in 2008, when they put a Blue Plaque on the house where he was born, which described him as the "discoverer of the Periodic Law for the chemical elements".[1]

text: He contributed the word 'periodic' in chemistry.

text: Mendeleev[edit]

text: The Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev was the first scientist to make a periodic table similar to the one used today.[citation needed] Mendeleev arranged the elements by atomic mass, corresponding to relative molar mass. It is sometimes said that he played 'chemical solitaire' on long train journeys, using cards with various facts about the known elements.[21] On March 6, 1869, Mendeleev gave a formal presentation, The Dependence Between the Properties of the Atomic Weights of the Elements, to the Russian Chemical Society. In 1869, the table was published in an obscure Russian journal and then republished in a German journal, Zeitschrift für Chemie.[22][23] In it, Mendeleev stated that:

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The elements, if arranged according to their atomic mass, exhibit an apparent periodicity of properties.
Elements which are similar as regards to their chemical properties have atomic weights which are either of nearly the same value (e.g., Pt, Ir, Os) or which increase regularly (e.g., K, Rb, Cs).
The arrangement of the elements, or of groups of elements in the order of their atomic masses, corresponds to their so-called valencies, as well as, to some extent, to their distinctive chemical properties; as is apparent among other series in that of Li, Be, B, C, N, O, and F.
The elements which are the most widely diffused have small atomic weights.
The magnitude of the atomic weight determines the character of the element, just as the magnitude of the molecule determines the character of a compound body.
We must expect the discovery of many yet unknown elements – for example, elements analogous to aluminium and silicon – whose atomic weight would be between 65 and 75.
The atomic weight of an element may sometimes be amended by a knowledge of those of its contiguous elements. Thus the atomic weight of tellurium must lie between 123 and 126, and cannot be 128.
Certain characteristic properties of elements can be foretold from their atomic masses.

text: Scientific benefits of Mendeleev's table

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It enabled Mendeleev to predict the discovery of new elements and left spaces for them, namely eka-silicon (germanium, discovered in 1885), eka-aluminium (gallium, 1875), and eka-boron (scandium, 1879).[11] Thus, there was no disturbance in the periodic table.
It could be used by Mendeleev to point out that some of the atomic weights being used at the time were incorrect.
It provided for variance from atomic weight order.

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text: Shortcomings of Mendeleev's table

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The table was not able to predict the existence of the noble gases, but did, however, leave spaces for yet to be discovered elements to slot into. Time proved this audacious calculation correct. However, when this entire family of elements was discovered, William Ramsay was able to add them to the table as Group 0, without the basic concept of the periodic table being disturbed.
A single position could not be assigned to hydrogen, which could be placed either in the alkali metals group, the halogens group or separately above the table between boron and carbon.[24]
The lanthanides were difficult to fit into the table.[11]
Polonium and radium, discovered by Marie Curie in 1898, also were difficult to fit into the table.[11]

text: Lothar Meyer[edit]

text: Unknown to Mendeleev, a German chemist, Lothar Meyer, was also working on a periodic table.[11] Although his work was published in 1864, and was done independently of Mendeleev, few historians regard him as an equal co-creator of the periodic table. Meyer's table only included twenty-eight elements, which were not classified by atomic weight, but by valence, and he never reached the idea of predicting new elements and correcting atomic weights. A few months after Mendeleev published his periodic table of the known elements, predicted new elements to help complete his table and corrected the atomic weights of some of the elements, Meyer published a virtually identical periodic table.

text: Meyer and Mendeleev are considered by some historians of science to be the co-creators of the periodic table, but Mendeleev's accurate prediction of the qualities of undiscovered elements enables him to have the larger share of the credit.

text: William Odling[edit]

text: In 1864, the English chemist William Odling also drew up a table that was remarkably similar to the table produced by Mendeleev.[25] Odling overcame the tellurium-iodine problem and even managed to get thallium, lead, mercury and platinum into the right groups, which is something that Mendeleev failed to do at his first attempt. Odling failed to achieve recognition, however, since it is suspected that he, as Secretary of the Chemical Society of London, was instrumental in discrediting Newlands' earlier work on the periodic table.[17]

text: 20th century[edit]

text: Frederick Soddy[edit]

text: By 1912 almost 50 different radioactive elements were found, too many for the periodic table. Frederick Soddy in 1913 found that although they emitted different radiation, many elements were alike in their chemical characteristics so shared the same place on the table.[26] They became known as isotopes, from the Greek eisos topos ("same place").[11][27]

text: Henry Moseley[edit]

text: In 1914, a year before he was killed in action at Gallipoli, the English physicist Henry Moseley found a relationship between the X-ray wavelength of an element and its atomic number.[28] He was then able to re-sequence the periodic table by nuclear charge, rather than by atomic weight. Before this discovery, atomic numbers were sequential numbers based on an element's atomic weight. Moseley's discovery showed that atomic numbers were in fact based upon experimental measurements.

text: Using information about their X-ray wavelengths, Moseley placed argon (with an atomic number Z=18) before potassium (Z=19), despite the fact that argon's atomic weight of 39.9 is greater than the atomic weight of potassium (39.1). The new order was in agreement with the chemical properties of these elements, since argon is a noble gas and potassium is an alkali metal. Similarly, Moseley placed cobalt before nickel and was able to explain that tellurium occurs before iodine, without revising the experimental atomic weight of tellurium, as had been proposed by Mendeleev.

text: Moseley's research showed that there were gaps in the periodic table at atomic numbers 43 and 61, which are now known to be occupied by technetium and promethium respectively.

text: Glenn T. Seaborg[edit]

text: During his Manhattan Project research in 1943, Glenn T. Seaborg experienced unexpected difficulties in isolating the elements americium and curium. Seaborg wondered if these elements belonged to a different series, which would explain why their chemical properties were different from what was expected. In 1945, against the advice of colleagues, he proposed a significant change to Mendeleev's table: the actinide series.

text: Seaborg's actinide concept of heavy element electronic structure, predicting that the actinides form a transition series analogous to the rare earth series of lanthanide elements, is now well accepted and included in the periodic table. The actinide series is the second row of the f-block (5f series). In both the actinide and lanthanide series, an inner electron shell is being filled. The actinide series comprises the elements from actinium to lawrencium. Seaborg's subsequent elaborations of the actinide concept theorized a series of superheavy elements in a transactinide series comprising elements from 104 to 121 and a superactinide series of elements from 122 to 153.


document_title: Tyler Perry's House of Payne

question_text: give me the cast of house of payne

question_tokens: give me the cast of house of payne

text: Tyler Perry's House of Payne

text: Production history[edit]

text: The sitcom ran in first-run syndication for 10 episodes during mid-2006 on the Atlanta-area broadcast of WPCH-TV, along with nine other broadcast outlets across the country, as a limited run, with additional episodes to be available for national distribution on TBS in June 2007. An order of 100 episodes was later requested by TBS.

text: A cable record for sitcom airings was broken with 5.2 and 5.8 million for the two premiere episodes on TBS on June 6, 2007.[5] However, the audience declined to 4.3 million as of the week ending September 30, 2007 and 2.260 and 2.099 as of May 19, 2010.[6]

text: The principal cast remained the same (with the exception of Lance Gross being added), led by LaVan Davis. The original format of the series centred around C.J. (Allen Payne) and his family moving in with his Aunt Ella and Uncle Curtis (Cassi Davis and LaVan Davis). Robinne Lee had a recurring guest stint in Season 1–2 as Malik and Jazmine's principal, Nicole Jamieson, whom C.J. soon began dating. Rochelle Aytes originally portrayed Nicole Jamieson in the test pilot episodes as Malik's math teacher. In the test run, Ella and Curtis were originally C.J.'s parents, but in its televised format, Calvin is their son and C.J. their nephew. Despite his top billing, Allen Payne is not considered the main actor of the series, especially due to his long absence in the fifth season. The show was recorded in front of a live studio audience but sometimes used a laugh track.

text: At the beginning of the fifth season, China Anne McClain (Jazmine) and Denise Burse (Claretha) were removed from the series. The characters were written out, with Jazmine going away to a school for gifted children in North Carolina and Claretha marrying a prince and moving away. In real life, McClain and Burse left the series for undisclosed reasons. In the beginning of Season 6, both McClain and Burse returned. Some of the cast members of Tyler Perry's House of Payne were on The Mo'Nique Show in October 2009. Beginning with the seventh season, China Anne McClain appeared infrequently due to her work schedule for A.N.T. Farm. Denise Burse was no longer credited as a regular cast member; she appeared in a recurring role.

text: Larramie "Doc" Shaw, who portrayed Malik, appeared infrequently after the sixth season. This was due to Shaw's work schedules for The Suite Life on Deck and Pair of Kings. He remained a cast member throughout the series.

text: Tyler Perry directed every episode of the first 5 seasons. Throughout Season 6, each episode was directed by actress Kim Fields or her mother Chip Hurd. Tyler Perry directed some of the episodes in seasons 7 and 8 while other episodes were directed by Kim Fields, Chip Hurd, and producer Roger M. Bobb.

text: During the first 5 seasons, the show was rated TV-PG but due to a rapid increase of strong language and mature content (particularly sexual), later episodes are rated TV-14. On September 28, 2011, TBS ordered 42 episodes.[7] Newer episodes have been aired on TBS since October 21, 2011 with season 8, and concluded the series with a total of 254 episodes. The show aired its final two episodes on August 10, 2012.

text: On January 30, 2017, a spin-off follow-up series entitled The Paynes was ordered by Oprah Winfrey Network. It will follow Ella and Curtis Payne as they enjoy retirement in Florida only to get caught in a real estate deal that will turn their lives upside down. The series was greenlighted for 38 episodes and premiered in early 2018.[8]

text: Episodes[edit]

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Season
Episodes
Originally aired

First aired
Last aired

1
37
June 6, 2007 (2007-06-06)
September 26, 2007 (2007-09-26)

2
22
December 5, 2007 (2007-12-05)
January 30, 2008 (2008-01-30)

3
16
March 5, 2008 (2008-03-05)
April 23, 2008 (2008-04-23)

4
25
June 4, 2008 (2008-06-04)
August 6, 2008 (2008-08-06)

5
26
December 3, 2008 (2008-12-03)
June 3, 2009 (2009-06-03)

6
46
November 4, 2009 (2009-11-04)
January 19, 2011 (2011-01-19)

7
20
March 30, 2011 (2011-03-30)
June 15, 2011 (2011-06-15)

8
62
October 21, 2011 (2011-10-21)
August 10, 2012 (2012-08-10)

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text: Cast[edit]

text: House of Payne revolves around the Payne family who reside in the suburban Atlanta. It is noted that all main cast members are credited only for the episodes in which they appear.

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Actor
Character
Seasons

Pilot
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Allen Payne
Clarence "C.J." Payne, Jr
Main

Lavan Davis
Curtis Booker T. Payne
Main

Cassi Davis
Ella Williams-Payne
Main

Lance Gross
Calvin Payne

Main

Larramie "Doc" Shaw
Malik Payne
Main

China Anne McClain
Jazmine Sierra Payne
Main

Main

Denise Burse
Claretha Jenkins
Main
Recurring

Demetria McKinney
Janine Shelton-Payne
Recurring
Main

Keshia Knight-Pulliam
Miranda Lucas-Payne

Guest

Main

Palmer Williams Jr.
Floyd Jackson

Recurring
Main

text: Main[edit]

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Curtis Payne (LaVan Davis) is the show's main protagonist. He is often referred to as Uncle Curtis by his nephew C.J., his nephew's wife Janine, and their children, Malik and Jazmine. Curtis is known for his hackneyed jokes, overly loud delivery, and acting like a negative racial stereotype. He is overweight and has fainted once from a blocked artery, but he ignored the diet his wife Ella set for him, and is unable to stay away from his usual fatty foods. A noticeable running gag is when he jokingly pushes Ella to the side with one arm when he wants to go by, she usually lands on the sofa. Despite his immaturity in this matter, his maturity and responsibility are apparent in his job as the chief of the local fire department. In one episode, his middle name was revealed as Booker T. In the sixth season, Curtis was forced to retire which left him depressed and humiliated for a period of time; he eventually embraced it and his nephew C.J. took over his old job. LaVan Davis won an NAACP Image Awards in 2008 for Outstanding Actor In A Comedy Series for this role. In the first part of the series finale, "The Call Back", CJ asks Curtis to come out of retirement to oversee three stations that CJ runs. At first Curtis refuses to do it, and yells at CJ saying how they already forced him into retirement, and that he wasn't going back, but at the end of the episode, after talking with Ella, he decided to return.
Ella Payne (née Ella Williams) (known as Ella Williams in episode "Til Payne Do We Part") (Cassi Davis), is Curtis's wife. She is a stay-at-home mother and the voice of reason. Curtis has been known to take advantage of Ella's good nature—and to be punished for it. Ella is the family's religious voice and the glue that holds it together. A good cook, she had a restaurant service in one episode. She is quick to offer emotional and moral support to everyone in the family, such as when Janine returned home. In the fifth season, she briefly worked in retail. In Season 6, she quits to go back to school. Ella graduated from college and finally got her degree in Season 7. It is revealed that her middle name is Naomi. She tries to keep the family at peace the best she can, whether it's big or small. In the Season 8 episode "RIP: Rest in Payne", she keeps complete faith for her son Calvin, when she hears that he got shot in C.J. and Janine's home. She loves her family and wants her husband to keep her safe and stand by her which he does.
Clarence James (C.J.) Payne, Jr. (Allen Payne) is Curtis and Ella's nephew. C.J. and his family moved into the home of his Uncle Curtis and Aunt Ella when their own house burned down after his wife Janine accidentally started a fire while under the influence of drugs. C.J. is the father of Malik, Jazmine, Jayden, and Hayden Payne. These last two are the twin son and daughter born to Janine and C.J. after they reconciled and remarried. In the fourth season, C.J. found out he was adopted. He works at the firehouse with Curtis. At the end of the fifth season, he, Janine, and the twins moved to Chicago, but they returned in the sixth season after he was offered Curtis' job, and the family moved in next to Curtis and Ella. Despite being angry with and hostile towards Janine upon her return, C.J. never stopped loving her. In the early seasons, C.J. often has difficulty enforcing discipline with his children, but it is apparent that he is slightly more strict and hot-headed, often jumping to the wrong conclusions. In the Season 6 episode "Who's Your Daddy Now?", C.J. finally met his real father who happened to be white, making C.J. biracial. In the seventh season, he was promoted to fire chief commissioner, and also became the boss of Janine and Roland in the public relations department. C.J. was portrayed as Curtis and Ella's son in the series' original format, but his character was changed to being their nephew.
Calvin Payne (Lance Gross) is Ella and Curtis's college-age son who rarely attends the same courses Curtis often complains about financing. Calvin liked to think of himself as a player until he married Miranda. Like his cousin C.J., Calvin spends much time working with Curtis at the firehouse until he becomes a partner at the barbershop. In the fifth season, he gets a job working for the same company as Mercedes and she accidentally kisses him twice: once while they are chaperoning Malik and Alexandra's date; the other, after Calvin has a fight with Miranda. He finds out that he has a son, Calvin Jr., from his former girlfriend Tracy. He and Miranda are expecting a child when she decides they should separate, but they agree to try counseling. They get stuck in an elevator and solve their problems with help from an "elevator lady" Edi, who turns out to be Dr. Marcos, the marriage-retreat counselor. Calvin was arrested for back child support, but was bailed out of jail before the birth of his child with Miranda in the episode Payneful Resolution Resolution.

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Malik Payne (Larramie "Doc" Shaw) is C.J. and Janine's college-aged son. He is a young adult whose interest in young women in his class is so extreme that he'll resort to desperate measures, such as trying out for the cheerleading squad, just to associate with them. Initially, he was often bullied in school as a result of his mother's drug problems. As a result, he is reluctant to welcome her back to the household. It is hinted that he is allergic to peanuts and knows how to cut hair. Beginning with the sixth season, Malik has appeared infrequently, due to Larramie Shaw's work schedule, as he also starred on The Suite Life on Deck on Disney Channel and Pair of Kings on Disney XD. His absence is incorporated into the storyline, as he goes to the ROTC during Season 6 and off to college during Season 7, which is a major continuity error as he advanced from elementary school to college in 4 years. As he prepared to go to college, C.J., Calvin, Curtis, and Floyd bought him three boxes of condoms because they were sure he would be experimenting with sex in college. His sister Jazmine was upset about him leaving for college. While in college, he dates a girl named Summer (Makeda Declet). Malik then marries Summer just that they can have sex. Summer then wants a divorce from Malik to transfer to a college in New England. But since Malik and Summer have only been married for a few weeks, they are qualified for an annulment and that's how their marriage ended.(Seasons 1–8)
Jazmine Payne (China Anne McClain) is C.J. and Janine's daughter. She constantly feels invisible and acts out to get her father's attention while her mother is in rehab. At one point, Jazmine had a brief crush on Malik's friend Kevin. Despite her apparent innocence and youth, throughout the series, she was known to act cruel and mean toward Malik and Kevin and schemed to make them miserable. She is also known to have sarcastic comments and sly plans to get what she wants. For undisclosed reasons, China Anne McClain was written out of the series during the fifth season, which made her the only cast member to not appear in Season 5. She was re-introduced into the series when she returned in the sixth season. It is hinted that she has a fear of mimes that wear hats. On the premiere of the seventh season, she is 12 years old, and Janine lets her wear lip gloss, and she falls in with the wrong crowd. Jazmine has made infrequent appearances since the seventh season, due to China Anne McClain's work schedule, as she also starred in A.N.T. Farm on Disney Channel. (Seasons 1–4, 6–8)
Janine Payne (née Janine Shelton) (Demetria McKinney), is C.J.'s wife and the mother of Malik, Jazmine, Jayden, and Hayden Payne. A seemingly responsible adult and mother at the very beginning of the series, she is later revealed to be a drug addict and the arsonist who burned down her and C.J.'s home. She and C.J. divorce after she leaves her family. Initially, she was only a recurring character and was rarely seen in the series except in episodes where she associates with Ella Payne, who helps her enter a rehab program and return to the family. Later in the series, she is often criticized by C.J., Curtis, and Malik for her irresponsible actions. She is apparently impregnated by her boyfriend, until an episode reveals that he's sterile. Since C.J. is the only other person, she has had intercourse with (in an earlier episode, where they were intimate when C.J. was drunk), she realizes that C.J. is the father of the coming child. C.J. and Janine remarry at Calvin and Miranda's wedding; almost immediately, her water breaks and she gives birth to twins Jayden and Hayden Payne. Janine's parents are Larry and Liz Shelton. She and C.J. now live in their own home with their four children. In seasons 6-7, her role in the series has grown more central as she focuses more on her career than her home life—and becomes the target of romantic interest from her boss Roland until C.J. gets promoted to commissioner and becomes both Janine and Roland's boss and makes them keep their relationship professional. From that point on, C.J. and Janine both have the same job together and are able focus on both their career and home life together.
Miranda Payne (née Miranda Lucas) (Keshia Knight Pulliam) is Calvin's girlfriend-turned-wife. She was first introduced in Season 1 as a con artist who stole all of Calvin and Curtis' money for an art gallery. The character returned eventually, but what she did to Calvin and Curtis is only very briefly mentioned. She and Calvin married in the Season 4 conclusion. Miranda has a very troubled and bratty nephew; when Calvin was supposed to be in charge of the boy, it was actually the boy who ordered Calvin around. Miranda and Calvin began to have problems in the fifth season. In the beginning of the sixth season, a pregnant Miranda disappears; a couple of episodes later, Miranda says there is no baby, making Calvin believe she had an abortion, but she didn't. She is actually thinking about giving the baby up for adoption. Then, while all three couples (C.J and Janine, Curtis and Ella, Calvin and Miranda) go to a marriage retreat, Miranda asks Calvin for a divorce. But when she and Calvin go to a divorce mediator and get stuck in an elevator, they resolve their marriage problems with help from an "elevator lady" Edi who turns out to be Dr. Marcos, the marriage-retreat counselor. Calvin and Miranda had their baby in Season 7.

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Claretha Jenkins (Denise Burse) is Ella's friend and the Paynes' former next-door neighbor. Curtis constantly jokes about her annoyance at his presence. Claretha has a big mouth; she even rats out the family business to the media in a crime misconception. She is known for having a collection of wigs. She left at the beginning of Season 5 after marrying a "prince." In Season 6, she suddenly leaves the prince and now goes out with Floyd. She has an exceedingly obese daughter named Huretha and was furious and disgusted when she went out with C.J. In the early seasons after Janine left, although Huretha was never seen on the show. In the Season 7 episode "Payneful Visit", it is revealed that she has leukemia. Since Season 7, she is no longer credited as a regular cast member. She appeared in a recurring role. (Seasons 1–6, recurring role in Seasons 7 & 8)
Floyd Jackson (Palmer Williams Jr.) is Curtis' friend and the self-absorbed, proud owner of the Barber Shop. He shows little affection towards individual people, but in times of great need will come out and show affection. His first wife disappeared on him, but after he remarried, the first wife returned looking for a divorce. When he did sign the divorce papers, it turned out she'd written a book, and since he's divorced from her he gets nothing. He has a daughter named Olivia who was dating Zack, one of his barbers.

text: Recurring[edit]

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Larry and Liz Shelton (Dorian Harewood and Anne-Marie Johnson) are Janine's parents and have so far appeared in 5 episodes of the series. Curtis hates their visits. They are upper-class and appear snobbish towards the Payne family. Upon their first appearance, Claretha identifies Janine's father as a "dancer" known as Dimples, though no one believes her. Liz comes off as judgmental. Her relationship with her daughter is usually tested. In a Season 3 episode she stays with the Paynes after being kicked out of her house; she annoys everyone, mostly Ella, Curtis, and Janine. In a later episode, she visits the new twins and constantly criticizes Janine's parenting skills, going as far as to try to change the babies' names. When Janine finally confronts her, Liz reveals that her mother was the same way with her. Liz shows a more compassionate side during her visit in Season 6 after reading a letter to C.J. written by a deceased comrade's child
Eunice Williams (Aloma Wright): is Ella's mother who shows signs of Alzheimer's during her visit with the family. She shows strong dislike toward Curtis, but takes a liking to everyone else. Her last name is only revealed in Season 6 when Ella's maiden name is finally revealed. She reappeared in the Season 8 premiere episode "A Mother's Payne", where Ella and her sister Evie decided to put her in a nursing home after a frightening episode resulting from her Alzheimer's disease. It is then shown that she did take more favor for Ella over Evelyn after she leaves Ella a life insurance policy of $100,000 and Evelyn was going to be left with nothing. In the episode "Amazing Matriarchs", Eunice passes away offscreen. Though the cause of her demise is not mentioned, she most likely succumbed to Alzheimer’s. Ella fought off her grief until Eunice’s memorial service where she finally breaks down and is comforted by Curtis, as a silent Calvin looks on.
Evelyn "Evie" Williams (played by Janet Hubert-Whitten) is Ella's older sister who helps takes care of her sick mother and wants what's best for her.
Jeffrey and Sandra Lucas (Wendell Pierce) and (Valarie Pettiford) : Miranda's wealthy parents who have appeared in Seasons 4–7. Jeffrey is a doctor and Sandra is a lawyer. In season 6, Sandra thought Calvin had something to do with Miranda's disappearance until she resurfaces. In the aftermath, she acts cold towards Calvin but Miranda makes her see reason and change her ways.
Tracie Evans (played by Eva Marcille), is the mother of Calvin's first son Calvin Jr. and Kyle's aunt. Initially, C.J. developed a love interest in her shortly after his break up with Nicole. However, she later confessed to C.J. that she has been dating Calvin. She then breaks up with Calvin to reconcile with her old boyfriend. In Season 5, she returned and tells Calvin that they have a son named Calvin Jr., which upsets Miranda more when she already discovered that Calvin kissed Mercedes. In Season 6, she was in a car accident which claimed the life of her husband. She then asks Calvin and Miranda to take care of Calvin Jr. while she gets herself in order. Eventually she recuperated. She make a pass at Calvin on two occasions: once after Calvin and Miranda intervenes on her visiting unannounced; and the other was in Calvin's "man shower", indicating that she wanted him back. After Calvin pushes her away, she takes Calvin Jr. away from Calvin and Miranda. She then clears Calvin's bank account for back child support, the latter of which Calvin then gets arrested for. Her son is with Calvin for the weekend and when he goes to work and Miranda is asleep, Calvin Jr. plays with matches and sets the condo on fire. Tracie shows up at the hospital, with her new boyfriend, after she gets a call and tells Calvin she's getting full custody of their son and she attempts to fight Miranda and Janine. But soon her son wakes up from the coma, and she neutralizes her problems with Calvin. Until she checks him out and makes it difficult for Calvin to be a father to their son.
Nicole Jamieson (played by Robinne Lee) was C.J.'s ex-girlfriend and Malik and Jazmine's assistant principal. She first appeared in the Season 1 episode "Teacher's Pet" where she visited the Payne household to bring back a hamster Jazmine took from the school. C.J. in the following episode went to the school to pick up the kids home from school only to find Nicole in her office telling him they already left. They were trapped inside the school building due to a storm that hit Atlanta. From there, sparks started to fly between her and C.J. Their relationship soon hit a bump when it is shown that Nicole is mentally unstable. It is most evident as she extremely jealous when C.J. speaks to another woman and even mentions another woman's name. In one episode, it was shown she even gets upset when C.J. says Jazmine's name while on the phone with her, which makes C.J. and Ella believes she is crazy. When C.J. breaks up with her after a huge argument, she gets destructive and breaks dishes at the Payne's house, she even threatened to stab him. Nicole has not been seen since Season 2. In her last appearance, she revealed that she was dating Calvin but that was never addressed again, and she hasn't mentioned since. In the test pilot episodes, Nicole Jamieson was originally portrayed by Rochelle Aytes, where she was Malik's math teacher and was normal and rather soft-spoken.
Kevin (played by Kyre Batiste-Loftin), was Malik's best friend who was a recurring character from Seasons 1–6. He was much like Malik in personality though slightly more dimwitted. He was very kind-hearted and generous despite the rare times he behaved selfishly. He often was involved in Malik's crazy schemes to get girls. He is last seen in the Season 6 episode "Drinking Game" where he and Malik were drinking when they were left alone in the house. He hasn't been seen or mentioned since.
Pookie (played by Quincy Bonds), was one of Calvin's closest friends since childhood; he and his younger brother Peanut act nothing like Calvin as they are both ghetto and appear to be thugs. They are still friendly but can be rough at times. He is last seen in the Season 6 episode "Payne Showers", in which Curtis throws a "man shower" for Calvin. In the Meet The Browns series, Nurse Renee is seen talking on the phone to "Pookie"—this is probably him because the Browns and the Paynes knew each other.
Peanut (played by Clayton English), is Pookie's younger brother; unlike Pookie, Peanut actually has a real name, Clayton. He, along with Pookie, was last seen in the Season 6 episode "Payne Showers". He hasn't been seen since.
Kyle Thompson (played by Dale Neal), was Tracie's nephew and Malik's friend. He appeared from Seasons 1–2. He is originally from Bronx, NY. Like Malik's mother Janine, Kyle's mother had a drug problem, and he was living with Aunt Tracie while his mother was battling her addiction. He and Malik stole Curtis' motorcycle and Curtis pressed charges against both of them, later dropping the charges when he realized that they were too extreme. It is hinted that Kyle dropped out of school. He was last seen in the Season 2 episode "It's a Boy," playing video games with Malik.
Tanya (played by Robin Givens) was C.J.'s girlfriend who appeared from Season 2-4. She started dating C.J. after running into each other in a mutual friend's anniversary (in the episode "It's Getting Hot in Here"). C.J. found out that Tanya danced in an old rap music video when she was younger. Although C.J. and Janine had sex before he and Tanya became a couple, Tanya breaks up with C.J. after she found out he impregnated Janine.
Bryan Dawson (played by Michael Jai White) was Janine's boyfriend in the test pilot episodes and Season 3. He was a former star football player turned investment banker. His first appearance was in "Stop Being All Funky", when he was taking Janine out to dinner with Malik and Jazmine and tries to favor the kids, which irritates C.J. Originally, believed to be the father of Janine's unborn child, Janine revealed that he is sterle which the baby is C.J.'s. Revealed by Janine, Bryan breaks up with her after learning that C.J. impregnated her.
Calvin Jr. (played by Cornelius Benton) is the son of Calvin and Tracie, and half-brother to Christian. He was introduced in the Season 5 episode "Surprise! (Part 1)". In Season 6, he stayed with Calvin and Miranda while Tracie was recovering from an accident. However, Tracie takes him back home after Calvin rejected her advances. He returned in the Season 7 episode "So Hard To Say Goodbye". He was playing with matches while Miranda was sleeping, which caused a fire in Calvin and Miranda's condo. Tracie checked him out of the hospital when he awoke from his coma.
Roland (played by Rick Fox) is Janine's boss, and head of public relations for the fire department. He was introduced in Season 6. His romantic interest in Janine has caused some clashes between him and C.J. Then C.J. becomes his boss after receiving a promotion and after C.J. tells him to keep his relationship with Janine professional, he agrees to do so. C.J. also tells him to hire Calvin after finding out that he needs a new member of the department, but he starts to regret hiring Calvin after having to correct his mistakes, like sending out a press release revealing the wrong day of when the elementary schools are supposed to tour the fire house. It is revealed that Roland is a widower and a recovering alcoholic.
Monica (played by Essence Atkins) is an old friend of Janine who appeared in 5 episodes of the 6th season. She first stayed at Curtis and Ella's house when Ella bought her home from the help center. She was a victim of domestic abuse from her ex-husband. She then stayed with C.J. and Janine until she was able to get back on her feet. She was last seen in the Season 6 finale where she told C.J. she found a new job and moments later, C.J. kisses her just before Janine came home.
Jayden Payne is the older twin brother of Hayden Payne, the younger son of C.J. and Janine. He was born 3 1/2 minutes before Hayden. In the later seasons after his birth, he has grown more than Hayden. He is seen more than Hayden. In Season 7, he is seen with Hayden where it was discovered that he may have autism.
Hayden Payne is the younger twin sister of Jayden Payne, the younger daughter of C.J and Janine. She was born 3 1/2 minutes after Jayden. She was the baby of the Payne family until Miranda and Calvin's baby was born. She is seen less than Jayden. In Season 7, she is seen with Jayden where she appears normal.
Christian Payne is Calvin and Miranda's newborn baby boy. He is also Calvin Jr.'s half-brother. His name was revealed in the Season 7 episode "Payneful Visit". His name was not revealed when Miranda gave birth, but Calvin is heard saying his name when he tells Miranda that Christian is sleeping.
Angel O. Reilz (Joyce Giraud) was the co-worker of Curtis, C.J., Calvin, Keenan, and Bart at the engine 5 company firehouse. Angel is the only female of the firehouse and at times get upset with the guys for being inconsiderate of that fact. At one point she got so upset that she thinks about switching to another engine company and suing them. Angel and Calvin had a tendency to argue all the time; according to Calvin it was because she loved him. When Angel was upset she usually began to speak Spanish. Angel was also known as the best firefighter as evidenced by her several awards and medals. When the guys first meet her they assumed she was going to be a man (Curtis had read the "O" of her middle name with Angel, making it appear as "Angelo") and threw water on her as a joke. The character has not been seen or mentioned since Season 4.
Bart Holmes (Bart Hansard) was the co-worker of Curtis, C.J., Calvin, Keenan and Angel. He last appeared in the Season 6 episode "How Do You Like Your Roast?", in which he helped honor Curtis for his service as Fire Chief. The character has not been seen since.
Keenan Jared (Cedric Pendleton) was the co-worker of Curtis, C.J., Calvin, Bart and Angel. He last appeared in the Season 8 episode "Number Five's Fight", in which he protested against C.J.'s decision to close down engine 5 company firehouse.
Delante (Jason Dirden) used to cut hair at the barbershop. He was also one of Calvin's friends. In later episodes, Delante lived in the barbershop until Floyd found him and invited him to live with him. He had a brief relationship with Dana. He got married to some girl he met at the skating rink and moves away to Arizona at the beginning of Season 5. He has not been seen since.
Kiki (Bobbi Baker) is a barber at the Barber Shop. She isn't afraid to ask questions that others are thinking and is very abrupt. In Season 5, she helped get her brother hired, but he turned out to be a drug dealer, dealing drugs in the Barber Shop. She finds out in a later episode that he was shot. Kiki hasn't been seen or mentioned since Season 5, except for a brief appearance in the Season 6 episode "Rehabilitation".
Dana Carter (Denyce Lawton) has her own manicure stand at the Barber Shop. She is usually seen watching clients storm off angrily, not knowing what she said to anger them. In one episode her parents visited, thinking she was a doctor on vacation. She is of African American and Korean ethnicity. Dana hasn't been seen or mentioned since season 5.
Zack (Gary Owen) (Season 5) is the white barber who replaced Delante. He is a nice guy but he has trouble fitting in with black people, although they do like him. It was revealed that he had a date with Kiki prior to working at the barber shop. He was interested in Floyd's daughter Olivia. He is somewhat similar to Isaac Rosenberg (Troy Garity) in the films Barbershop and Barbershop 2: Back in Business. Zack hasn't been seen or mentioned since season 5.
Deshawn Spears (Bobb'e J. Thompson) is Curtis and Ella's recently acquired foster child. Deshawn comes from a broken home, and was initially hostile towards the Paynes, as he has had trouble with foster homes in the past. He later comes to accept that the Paynes are nice people that will take care of him. In the Season 8 episode "Mentoring Paynes", Curtis and Ella officially become his foster parents. However, in the episode "In Payne", he decides to live with his mother.

text: The Hernandez family[edit]

text: The Hernandez family were the Paynes' new Hispanic next-door neighbors who move into Claretha's old house, bringing their own family drama in the fifth season.

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Carlos Hernandez (Mel Rodriguez) is the patriarch of the family. He works as a police officer and he and Curtis often fight over petty things but eventually, the two began to bond and they show some similarities to each other. He was last seen in the episode "I Don't Know This Payne".
Rosalita "Rosie" Hernandez (Marlene Forte) Carlos' wife and the mother of Diego, Mercedes, and Alex. Her and Ella became friends and they briefly worked together in a boutique retail store called "Ginger Pink". She was last seen in the episode "Moving Out".
Consuela Hernandez (Renee Victor) Rosie's mother and the grandmother of Diego, Mercedes, and Alex. She is usually seen drinking beer and watching TV, who shows some similarities to Curtis. In the episode "Slightly Payneful Truth", Curtis and Malik helped her get her citizenship. She was last seen in the episode "Moving Out".
Diego Hernandez (J.R. Ramirez) is the eldest Hernandez child. He had problems with his father; mainly due to his anger and depression from being in the war in Iraq. He also becomes a close friend to Calvin. He was last seen in the season 6 episode "Seal of Approval", giving advice to Malik about joining the ROTC.
Alexandra "Alex" Hernandez (Veronica Sixtos) is the youngest Hernandez child, who Malik has a crush on. In the episode "A Sister's Payne", Alex becomes Malik's girlfriend. She was last seen in the episode "A Grand Payne".
Mercedes Hernandez (Susie Castillo) is the middle Hernandez child. She becomes a friend and confidant of Calvin when he was having marital issues with Miranda. She and Calvin becomes co-partners at business in marketing. Her and Calvin have their shared kisses with each other, keeping it from Miranda until Diego revealed the truth. She was last seen in the episode "Surprise: (Part 2)".

text: Setting[edit]

text: Locations in Atlanta, Georgia include the Payne's home, a firehouse located across the street from the Paynes' house, a barbershop, the help center, and the schools Malik and Jazmine attend. The Payne home is a one-story building, and 5 rooms are featured throughout the series: Curtis and Ella's bedroom, Malik and Jazmine's shared bedroom, the spare bedroom (which was Calvin's until he moved out), the kitchen, and the living room, and the outside patio. Calvin, C.J. and Janine's rooms were never seen. The only part of the firehouse seen on camera was its day room. The firehouse and its characters were phased out around Seasons 3 and 4. The barbershop is a setting often used from Seasons 2-5, and it is similar to that of Ice Cube's Barbershop movies. Miranda and Calvin's condo was added. The living room was the only room that was shown. C.J. and Janine's house is another setting added on to the series. The kitchen and the living were always seen on camera. None of the bedrooms were ever shown. The university Malik attended was a more recent setting and various areas were shown. And C.J.'s office where him and Janine work was another setting that was added to the series. Also, the Help Center where Ella works was shown in various forms.

text: Other Cast[edit]

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Keke Palmer as Nikki Grady-Simmons (Season 1)
Eva Marcille as Tracie (Seasons 1–2 and Season 5-7)
Bart Hansard as Bart Holmes (Seasons 1–4 and 6)
Cedric Pendleton as Keenan Jared (Seasons 1–4, 6 and 8)
Joyce Giraud as Angel (Seasons 1–4)
Dorian Harewood as Larry Shelton (Seasons 1, 3, and 5)
Anne-Marie Johnson as Liz Shelton (Seasons 1, 3, 5 and 6)
Robinne Lee as Nicole Jamieson (Seasons 1–2)
Rochelle Aytes as Nicole Jamieson (2006 Test Pilot episodes)
Sierra Aylina McClain as Jasmine (Season 1)
Katie Rowlett as Beverly (Season 1)
Arvell Poe as Fishbone (Season 1)
Quincy Bonds as Pookie (Seasons 1–6)
Clayton English as Peanut (Seasons 1–6)
Kyre Batiste-Loftin as Kevin (Seasons 1–6)
Jamie Moore as Walter (Season 1)
Dale Neal as Kyle (Seasons 1–2)
Wilbur Fitzgerald as Bill (Season 1)
Robin Givens as Tanya (Seasons 2–4)
Michael Jai White as Bryan (2006 Test Pilot Episode and Season 3)
Femi Emiola as Sheila (Season 3)
Jason Dirden as Delante (Seasons 3–4)
Denyce Lawton as Dana Carter (Seasons 3–5)
Bobbi Baker as KiKi (Seasons 3–6)
Iona Morris as Bernice (Season 3)
Dorien Wilson as Andrew (Season 4)
Wendell Pierce as Jeffrey Lucas (Seasons 4–5)
Valarie Pettiford as Sandra Lucas (Seasons 4–7)
Marvin Winans as Pastor Richards (Seasons 4–5, and 8)
Demille Cole-Heard as Calvin Jr. (Seasons 5–8)
Marlene Forte as Rosalita Hernandez (Season 5)
Mel Rodriguez as Carlos Hernandez (Season 5)
Renée Victor as Consuela Hernandez (Season 5)
Susie Castillo as Mercedes Hernandez (Season 5)
J.R. Ramirez as Diego Hernandez (Seasons 5–6)
Veronica Sixtos as Alexandra Hernandez (Season 5)
Gary Owen as Zack (Season 5)
Roberto Roman as Andy Rodriguez (Season 5)
Boris Kodjoe as David (Season 5)
Aloma Wright as Eunice (Seasons 5 and 8)
Gladys Knight as Herself (Season 5)
Kinnik Sky as Nurse Jones (Season 5)
Ben Vereen as Clarence (Season 6)
Penny Johnson Jerald as Maxine Bannet (Season 6)
Essence Atkins as Monica (Season 6)
Rick Fox as Roland (Seasons 6–8)
Heavy D as P-Rock (Season 7)
Janet Hubert-Whitten as Evie (Evelyn) (Season 8)
Corey Holcomb as Damon (Season 8)
Sherman Hemsley as George Jefferson (Season 8)
Marla Gibbs as Florence Johnston (Season 8)
Sheryl Lee Ralph as Felicia Starr (Season 8)
Shaun T. as Mo Pex (Season 8)
Troy Winbush as Travis Harris (Season 8)
Makeda Declet as Summer (Season 8)

text: NAACP Image Awards & Nominations[edit]

text: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012: Outstanding Comedy Series

text: 2008, 2009: Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series (Lavan Davis); nominated in 2010 and 2011.

text: 2009, 2010, 2013: Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series (Cassi Davis); nominated in 2011.

text: 2009, 2010, 2012: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (Keshia Knight Pulliam); nominated in 2011.

text: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (Lance Gross); nominated in 2011.

text: Special appearances[edit]

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Tyler Perry as Madea (Seasons 1–3)
Keke Palmer as Nikki Grady-Simmons (Season 1)
Tamela Mann as Cora Simmons (Seasons 1 and 6)
David Mann as Mr. Leroy Brown (Seasons 1 and 6)
Lamman Rucker as Will Brown (Season 1)
Marvin Winans as Pastor Richards (Seasons 4−5, and 8)
Dorien Wilson as Andrew (Season 4)
Gladys Knight as Herself (Season 5)
Boris Kodjoe as David (Season 5)
Ben Vereen as Clarence (Season 6)
Rick Fox as Roland (Seasons 6–7)
Jacob Latimore as Dante (Season 7)
Shameik Moore as Andre (Season 7)
Heavy D as P-Rock (Season 7)
Sherman Hemsley as George Jefferson (Season 8)
Marla Gibbs as Florence Johnston (Season 8)
Sheryl Lee Ralph as Felicia Starr (Season 8)
Shaun T as himself (Season 8)

text: Syndicated reruns[edit]

text:
The CW began airing reruns of Tyler Perry's House of Payne on its CW Plus stations on September 22, 2008.
This series reran in broadcast syndication on the Fox, My Network TV, and The CW affiliations.
Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation, began airing reruns of Tyler Perry's House of Payne on CBC TV-8, Barbados in 2012.
House of Payne was the only situation comedy to be sold into broadcast syndication for the 2008–2009 television season.
BET began airing re-runs in November 2015.

text: Madea connections[edit]

text: Tyler Perry's claim to fame is with the popularity of character Madea, who has appeared in numerous Tyler Perry plays and their film adaptations. When the series debuted on TBS in June 2007, Perry made a guest appearance as Madea. Actor David Mann reprised his Mr. Brown role, and Keke Palmer returned as Nikki, a bully who stole $20 worth of Malik's lunch money over a period of time, money which Madea, Nikki's foster mother, used at a casino. Perry returned as Madea for a Christmas episode of the show on December 5, 2007. Perry again returned as Madea to act as Curtis's wife on March 5, 2008. She has appeared in one episode every season, save seasons 4 and 5. She is one of Curtis' arch enemies.

text: In the series, Janine's drug problem and going to rehab are possible references to Diary of a Mad Black Woman. The events of the episodes "Sad, Sad, Leroy Brown" parts 1 and 2 came directly before the movie Meet the Browns, when Brown learns his father has died. The events of the episode "Weeping May Endure for a Night" happened somewhere in the middle, directly after the funeral and the reading of the will, where Brown found out that his father left him a broken-down house which Brown turned into a retirement home. Even though in the episode "Weeping May Endure for a Night", the Paynes claim to have attended the funeral of Brown's father, in Meet the Browns, they are nowhere to be seen. This may be because Lance Gross, who plays Calvin Payne in the series, plays a character named Michael in the film and LaVan Davis, who plays Curtis Payne, plays a bus driver. Curtis claimed Brown made them wait in the cemetery for two hours while he gave his father a tour of Atlanta (his last request), but in the movie, Brown stayed the entire time. The episodes serve as a backdoor pilot to Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns, a spin-off of the film and play as well as House of Payne.

text: Meet the Browns crossovers[edit]

text: There have been crossovers on House of Payne from Meet the Browns:

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In the episode "I Can Cry If I Want To", Brown attended Curtis's 50th birthday party and stresses the Paynes out while he is there.
In the episode "Sad, Sad, Leroy Brown (Part 1)", when Brown's house burnt down and he gets kicked out of Cora's best friend's house. He stays at the Paynes' residence, much to Curtis's dismay and soon becomes a pestering houseguest.
In the episode "Sad, Sad, Leroy Brown (Part 2)", when the Paynes tries to kick Brown out of the house, Brown claimed that Curtis broke his back, but Curtis knows the truth that Brown's back was not in pain, and he only faked it to get the Paynes to let him stay with them. However, Ella believes Brown and insisted on him staying with them until his back gets better.
In the episode "Weeping May Endure for a Night", Brown, Cora, and Will come by the Paynes' residence after Pop Brown's funeral. Brown is upset because Pop Brown left him a run-down house which makes Brown think his daddy hates him until he realizes that Pop Brown wanted him to open up a retirement home.
In the episode "Meet the Christmas Spirit" (Meet the Browns), Curtis and Ella Payne drop in for a visit at the hospital to put on a play for the children.
In the episode "Oh Christmas Payne", Brown and Cora drop in for a visit.
In the episodes "What You Know About Me" and "Payneful Divorce", Cora's former high school student, Milo Jackson, attended the same college as Malik.

text: Releases[edit]

text: Lionsgate Home Entertainment has released the first 10 volumes on DVD in Region 1. It is unknown about the release of the two remaining volumes. According to listings of the previous volumes through Amazon.com, the series DVD releases has been put out of print.

text:
DVD Title
Ep #
Release Date
Blu-ray Disc

Tyler Perry's House of Payne Volume 1
1–20
December 4, 2007

Tyler Perry's House of Payne Volume 2
21–40
July 1, 2008

Tyler Perry's House of Payne Volume 3
41–60
January 13, 2009

Tyler Perry's House of Payne Volume 4
61–80
June 16, 2009

Tyler Perry's House of Payne Volume 5
81–100
January 13, 2010

Tyler Perry's House of Payne Volume 6
101–124
February 8, 2011[9]

Tyler Perry's House of Payne Volume 7
125–148
April 5, 2011

Tyler Perry's House of Payne Volume 8
149–172
June 14, 2011

Tyler Perry's House of Payne Volume 9
173–192
June 19, 2012[10]

Tyler Perry's House of Payne Volume 10
193–212
March 5, 2013[11]

Tyler Perry's House of Payne Volume 11
213–233
TBA

Tyler Perry's House of Payne Volume 12
234–254
TBA


document_title: Get Out (film)

question_text: where did they film the movie get out

question_tokens: where did they film the movie get out

text: Get Out (film)

text: Plot[edit]

text: Photographer Chris Washington reluctantly agrees to meet the parents of his white girlfriend Rose Armitage, unsure of a warm reception. During their drive towards the family's isolated countryside estate, they hit a deer and stop the car. After calling the police to report the incident, a white policeman seemingly profiles Chris. Rose intervenes and the encounter goes unrecorded.

text: Chris meets Rose's parents, neurosurgeon Dean and hypnotherapist Missy. Everyone tries to make Chris feel welcome — blunderingly. The unstable black housekeeper Georgina disturbs Chris and sabotages his phone charger. That night, after a bizarre run-in outside with groundskeeper Walter, Missy catches Chris returning and offers therapy on the pretext of treating his cigarette use, having condemned that before. Chris humors her. His own mother's automobile death dominates the session. Missy furtively hypnotizes Chris; he feels himself fall through the chair, paralyzed in a void she calls "the sunken place". Chris awakens the next morning believing he had a nightmare, but later realizes that Missy has hypnotized him to quit smoking.

text: Dozens arrive for the Armitages' annual get-together, which Rose failed to warn Chris he would endure. Chris meets Logan, an unsettlingly familiar black man dating a much older white woman. Various older white couples take an uncanny interest in Chris and make uncomfortable remarks, such as one claiming to "love Tiger Woods", or that "black is in fashion", or adulating black figures. Chris calls his best friend, black TSA Officer Rod Williams, about their unusual behavior and his hypnosis. He stealthily photographs Logan, but the phone flash causes Logan to enter a hysterical state with younger mannerisms, rushing Chris with a nosebleed and desperately yelling "get out". Dean claims Logan suffered an epileptic seizure. Skeptical, Chris takes Rose on a walk, and out of growing suspicion persuades her to end their stay. Meanwhile, Dean holds a mysterious auction elsewhere, with a picture of Chris on display.

text: While packing to leave, Chris sends Logan's photo to Rod, who recognizes him as past acquaintance and missing person "Andre". Chris also finds photos of Rose in prior relationships with men and women, including Andre, Walter and Georgina, despite her claim that Chris was her first black boyfriend. Alarmed, Chris demands the car keys, but Rose and the whole family block him. Chris fights but is incapacitated by Missy's hypnosis. Faced with a large conspiracy but not fully grasping it, Rod goes to the police but is derided.

text: Strapped to a chair, Chris is presented with Rose's grandfather on video, another neurosurgeon who announces the family has perfected a method of pseudo-immortality: Dean transplants brains of his invariably white older friends, members of secret society, into bodies of younger black people, selected by Rose and hypnotically prepped by Missy. A slice of each victims' brain remains undiscarded, doomed to their "sunken place" as the host controls them. Jim Hudson, a blind art dealer, wants Chris's body so he can regain sight. When asked "why black people?", Jim shruggingly answers that everybody has their own reasons, facets of blackness they've encountered in life that they'd gladly appropriate. Chris plugs his ears with wads of stuffing pulled from the chair, blocking the hypnotic commands that render him unconscious. When Rose's brother Jeremy comes to collect him for the surgery, Chris escapes, killing Jeremy, Dean, and Missy.

text: While driving away, Chris hits Georgina. Guilt over his mother's death forces him to take the unconscious woman with him, but Georgina (whose body Rose's grandmother stole, as the grandfather stole Walter's) soon attacks him causing a crash, and dies. Rose and "Walter" catch up, but Chris successfully uses his phone's flash to free the real Walter, as with Logan earlier. Walter sneakily turns Rose's rifle on her and shoots her in the gut and then shoots himself in the head, killing himself and Rose's grandfather. Chris strangles Rose, but cannot bring himself to kill her as a police car pulls up. Rose cries out for help, hoping that Chris will be seen as the attacker, but the driver is Rod in a TSA vehicle. He and Chris drive away as Rose succumbs to her gunshot wound.

text: Cast[edit]

text:
Daniel Kaluuya as Chris Washington

Zailand Adams as 11-year-old Chris

Allison Williams as Rose Armitage
Bradley Whitford as Dean Armitage
Catherine Keener as Missy Armitage
Caleb Landry Jones as Jeremy Armitage
Lil Rel Howery as Rod Williams
Betty Gabriel as Georgina
Marcus Henderson as Walter
Lakeith Stanfield as Dre Hayworth / Logan
Stephen Root as Jim Hudson
Erika Alexander as Detective Latoya
Geraldine Singer as Philomena King

text: Production[edit]

text: The film is the directorial debut of Jordan Peele, and marks a genre shift for him, as he has traditionally worked in comedy,[7] although he has stated that he had been wanting to make a horror film for a while. He stated that the genres were similar in that "so much of it is pacing, so much of it reveals", noting that he considers that comedy gave him "something of a training" for the film.[7] The Stepford Wives (1975) provided inspiration for Peele, who said "it's a horror movie but has a satirical premise."[8] As the film deals with racism, Peele has stated that the story is "very personal", although he noted that "it quickly veers off from anything autobiographical."[7]

text: The two lead actors, Daniel Kaluuya and Allison Williams, were cast in November 2015,[9][10] with other roles cast between December 2015[11] and February 2016.[12][13]

text: Principal photography on the film began on February 16, 2016.[14] It was filmed in Fairhope, Alabama for three weeks, followed by shooting at Barton Academy and in the Ashland Place Historic District in midtown Mobile, Alabama.[15]

text: Prior to the release of the film Peele was worried about its chances of success, telling Los Angeles Times, "I thought, 'What if white people don't want to come see the movie because they're afraid of being villain-ized with black people in the crowd? What if black people don't want to see the movie because they don't want to sit next to a white person while a black person is being victimized on-screen?'"[16] However, Peele noted that much of his fear was due to "the darkness of my imagination."[16]

text: Original ending[edit]

text: Peele originally intended for the film to end with Chris being arrested by police for the murder of Rose and her family, and intended the scene as a reflection of the realities of racism. However, by the time production had begun, several high-profile police shootings of black people had, in his words, made the situation surrounding racism "more woke", and he decided the film needed a happy ending for its lead.[17] The filmed alternate ending available on the Blu-ray sees Chris choking Rose to death (while in the theatrical release ending he is not able to go through with killing her), and being arrested. It ends with Rod meeting him in jail. Rod asks Chris for information regarding the Armitage family for further investigation, but Chris insists that everything is fine, responding, "I stopped it", before he is taken back to his cell.

text: Peele has also stated that before settling on the final, theatrical ending, he worked with several other possible endings, some of which are included on the DVD and Blu-ray release. He described one as, "Rod comes to break into the gated community, finds his way in. He's looking for Chris and he sees Chris looking in a window on Main Street, and he goes 'Chris!' and Chris turns to him and goes, 'I assure you, I don't know who you're talking about.'"[18]

text: Soundtrack[edit]

text: Michael Abels composed the film's score, for which Peele wanted to have "distinctly black voices and black musical references." This proved to be a challenge, as Peele found that African American music typically has what he termed "at the very least, a glimmer of hope to it." At the same time, Peele also wanted to avoid having a voodoo motif. The final score features Swahili voices, as well as a blues influence.[19] The Childish Gambino song "Redbone" appears at the movie's beginning.[20] Other songs include "Run Rabbit Run" by Flanagan and Allen and "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes.[21]

text: Themes[edit]

text: Get Out has been seen by some commentators as a satire on the dynamics of so-called "West Wing liberals",[22] who consider themselves to be allies to movements against racism, yet do more harm than good. Lanre Bakare of The Guardian commented on this, saying:

text: The villains here aren't southern rednecks or neo-Nazi skinheads, or the so-called "alt-right." They're middle-class white liberals. The kind of people who read this website. The kind of people who shop at Trader Joe's, donate to the ACLU and would have voted for Obama a third time if they could. Good people. Nice people. Your parents, probably. The thing Get Out does so well – and the thing that will rankle with some viewers – is to show how, however unintentionally, these same people can make life so hard and uncomfortable for black people. It exposes a liberal ignorance and hubris that has been allowed to fester. It's an attitude, an arrogance which in the film leads to a horrific final solution, but in reality leads to a complacency that is just as dangerous.[23]

text: Peele said about the film, "The real thing at hand here is slavery... Not to bring down the room, guys. It's some dark shit."[24]

text: The plot of the film also depicts the real-life crisis of black Americans who, when they go missing, arguably do not receive the same attention from media and law enforcement that missing white females do, which Slate's Damon Young stated makes the film's premise "depressingly plausible." Young writes, "Although black people only comprise 13 percent of America's population, we're 34 percent of America's missing—a reality that exists as the result of a mélange of racial and socioeconomic factors rendering black lives demonstratively less valuable than the lives [of] our white counterparts."[25]

text: Reception[edit]

text: Box office[edit]

text: Get Out grossed $175.5 million in the United States and Canada and $77.7 million in other territories for a worldwide gross of $253.1 million, against a production budget of $4.5 million.[1]

text: In North America, Get Out was released on February 24, 2017, alongside Collide and Rock Dog, and was expected to gross $20–25 million from 2,773 theaters in its opening weekend.[26] The film made $1.8 million from Thursday night previews and $10.8 million on its first day. It went on to open to $33.4 million, finishing first at the box office. Thirty-eight percent of the film's opening-weekend audience was African American, while 35% was white, with Georgia being its most profitable market.[27] In its second weekend, the film finished in second at the box office behind new release Logan ($88.4 million), grossing $28.3 million, for a drop of 15.4%. This was above average for horror films, which tend to drop at least 60% in their second weekend.[28] In its third weekend, the film grossed $21.1 million, dropping just 25% from its previous week, and finished third at the box office behind newcomer Kong: Skull Island and Logan.[29]

text: In March 2017, three weeks after its release, Get Out crossed the $100 million mark domestically, making Peele the first black writer-director to do so with his debut movie.[30] On April 8, 2017, the film became the highest-grossing film domestically directed by a black filmmaker, beating out F. Gary Gray's Straight Outta Compton, which grossed $162.8 million domestically in 2015. Gray reclaimed the record two weeks later when The Fate of the Furious grossed $173.3 million on its fourteenth day of release on April 27.[31] Domestically, Get Out is also the highest-grossing debut film based on an original screenplay in Hollywood history, beating the two-decade-long record of 1999's The Blair Witch Project ($140.5 million).[30] By the end of March the Los Angeles Times had declared the film's success a "cultural phenomenon" noting that in addition to its box office success reporting: "Moviegoers have shared countless 'sunken place' Internet memes and other Get Out-inspired fan art across social media." Josh Rottenberg, the editor of the piece, attributed the success to the fact that it was released "at one of the most politically charged moments in memory."[16]

text: Critical response[edit]

text: As of February 2017[update] on Rotten Tomatoes the film had an approval rating of 99% based on 287 reviews (285 "fresh", 2 "rotten"), with an average rating of 8.3/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Funny, scary, and thought-provoking, Get Out seamlessly weaves its trenchant social critiques into a brilliantly effective and entertaining horror/comedy thrill ride."[32] It is one of ten films to earn a 99% (six other films) or 100% (three films) rating with 100 or more reviews (it held a 100% approval rating after the first 139 reviews on the site were registered).[33][6] As of February 2017[update] on Metacritic the film had a score of 84 out of 100, based on 48 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[34] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A–" on an A+ to F scale.[35]

text: Richard Roeper gave the film 3½ stars, saying, "[T]he real star of the film is writer-director Jordan Peele, who has created a work that addresses the myriad levels of racism, pays homage to some great horror films, carves out its own creative path, has a distinctive visual style—and is flat-out funny as well."[36] Keith Phipps of Uproxx praised the cast and Peele's direction, saying "he brings the technical skill of a practiced horror master is more of a surprise. The final thrill of Get Out—beyond the slow-building sense of danger, the unsettling atmosphere, and the twisty revelation of what's really going on—is that Peele's just getting started."[37] Mike Rougeau of IGN gave the film 9/10, and wrote: "Get Out's whole journey, through every tense conversation, A-plus punchline and shocking act of violence, feels totally earned. And the conclusion is worth each uncomfortable chuckle and moment of doubt."[38] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone rated Get Out a 3.5/4, and called it: "[A] jolt-a-minute horrorshow laced with racial tension and stinging satirical wit."[39] Scott Mendelson of Forbes said the film captures the current zeitgeist and called it a "modern American horror classic."[40]

text: According to a poll conducted by Awards Daily in July 2017, polling over 100 critics, Get Out was voted the best film of 2017 so far.[41]

text: Accolades[edit]

text:
List of awards and nominations

Award
Date of ceremony
Category
Recipient(s) and nominee(s)
Result
Ref.

MTV Movie & TV Awards
May 7, 2017
Movie of the Year
Jordan Peele
Nominated
[42]

Best Actor in a Movie
Daniel Kaluuya
Nominated

Best Comedic Performance
Lil Rel Howery
Won

Best Villain
Allison Williams
Nominated

Next Generation
Daniel Kaluuya
Won

Best Duo
Daniel Kaluuya and Lil Rel Howery
Nominated

Best Fight Against the System
Get Out
Nominated

Golden Trailer Awards
June 6, 2017
Best Horror
Nominated
[43]

Best Horror TV Spot
Nominated

Best Thriller TV Spot
Nominated

Best International Poster
Won

Most Original Poster
Nominated

BET Awards
June 25, 2017
Best Movie
Nominated
[44]

International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)
July 29, 2017
Best Original Score
Get Out
Won
[45]

Best Film Editing
Nominated

Best Acting Ensemble
Nominated

Best Original Screenplay
Nominated

Best Actor
Daniel Kaluuya
Nominated

Best Director
Jordan Peele
Nominated

Best Picture
Get Out
Nominated

Hollywood Post Alliance (HPA)
November 16, 2017
Outstanding Editing - Feature Film
Gregory Plotkin
Pending
[46]

Gotham Awards
November 27, 2017
Best Feature
Get Out
Pending
[47]

Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award
Jordan Peele
Pending

Best Screenplay
Pending

Best Actor
Daniel Kaluuya
Pending

text: Possible sequel[edit]

text: Jordan Peele has discussed ideas for a Get Out sequel.[48]


document_title: Who'll Stop the Rain

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text: Who'll Stop the Rain

text: Plot[edit]

text: The film opens in Saigon at the height of the Vietnam War.

text: John Converse (Michael Moriarty), a disillusioned war correspondent, approaches Ray Hicks (Nolte), a merchant marine sailor and acquaintance of Converse's from the US, for help in smuggling a large quantity of heroin from Vietnam to San Francisco, where he will exchange the drugs for payment with Converse's wife Marge (Tuesday Weld), who has become addicted to Dilaudid.

text: When Hicks discovers he is being followed by thugs connected either to Converse or his suppliers, he goes on the run with Marge and the heroin, and is eventually pursued by the corrupt DEA agent (Anthony Zerbe), who initially set the deal in motion. As Marge is separated from her supply of prescription drugs, she experiences withdrawal, and Hicks decides to help wean her off her dilaudid addiction by using the heroin. Hicks also attempts to find another buyer for the heroin before his pursuers can catch up to him.

text: Cast[edit]

text:
Nick Nolte as Ray Hicks
Tuesday Weld as Marge Converse
Michael Moriarty as John Converse
Anthony Zerbe as Antheil
Richard Masur as Danskin
Ray Sharkey as Smitty
Gail Strickland as Charmian
Charles Haid as Eddie Peace
David Opatoshu as Bender
Joaquín Martínez as Angel (as Joaquin Martinez)
James Cranna as Gerald
Timothy Blake as Jody
Shelby Balik as Janey
Jean Howell as Edna
José Carlos Ruiz as Galindez (as Jose Carlos Ruiz)

text: Background and production[edit]

text: The film is based on Robert Stone's novel Dog Soldiers (1974), which won the National Book Award (US) for fiction in 1975.[2] For its original US theatrical release it was re-titled Who'll Stop the Rain, after the Creedence Clearwater Revival song, which features prominently (along with several other popular CCR tracks) on the film's soundtrack. The film was released as Dog Soldiers for release in several foreign territories. Some copies of the DVD of Who'll Stop the Rain actually contain prints titled Dog Soldiers.

text: Stone based the character of Ray Hicks on Beat writer Neal Cassady, with whom Stone became acquainted through novelist Ken Kesey, a graduate school classmate of Stone's at Stanford University.[citation needed]

text: Hicks' death scene on the railroad tracks at the film's conclusion is directly based on Cassady's death along a railroad track outside of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, in 1968.[citation needed] The hippie commune setting, where lights and stereo speakers placed throughout the woods are utilized in Hicks' escape plan, is partially based on Kesey's home in La Honda, California, where Kesey and his friends — known as the Merry Pranksters — famously wired the surrounding woods with lights and sound equipment to enhance their experiments with LSD.[3]

text: The Saigon scenes were filmed on a set in Mexico. There was a casting advertisement in Mexico City for people of any Asian background to represent the Vietnamese.[citation needed]

text: Awards[edit]

text:
Nominee Palme d'Or Cannes Film Festival (Karel Reisz)
Nominee Best Actor National Society of Film Critics (Nick Nolte)
Nominee Best Adapted Drama Writers Guild of America (Judith Rascoe, Robert Stone)

text: Soundtrack[edit]

text:
Del Reeves - "Philadelphia Fillies"
Jackie DeShannon - "Put a Little Love in Your Heart"
Don McLean - "American Pie"
Slim Whitman - "I'll Step Down"
Creedence Clearwater Revival - "Hey Tonight"
Creedence Clearwater Revival - "Who'll Stop the Rain"
Creedence Clearwater Revival - "Proud Mary
The Spencer Davis Group - "Gimme Some Lovin'"
Hank Snow - "Golden Rocket"